Incidents

A Japan Coast Guard patrol vessel (representative photo only)
Accidents

One dead after tug suffers onboard fire off Okinawa

Jens Karsten
Map of Canary Islands
Crime & Piracy

Another illegal migrant crossing leaves seven dead off Canary Islands

Reuters
MSC Hannah III
Accidents

Containership crew rescue 10 after cargo vessel sinks off Cyprus

Gareth Havelock
Map of Canary Islands
Crime & Piracy

Two dead, 110 rescued from illegal migrant boat off Canary Islands

Reuters
Map showing the Persian Gulf, Strait of Hormuz and Gulf of Oman
Incidents

Boat with explosives rams tanker in Strait of Hormuz

Reuters
The Ro-Pax ferry Virgen de Peñafrancia II lies on her side after listing heavily to starboard just off Real Port in the Philippines' Quezon province, October 30, 2026. All 58 passengers and crew were safely rescued.
Accidents

58 rescued from listing ferry off Quezon Province, Philippines

Will Xavier
Contship Jet
Acts of War

Greek container ship goes down off Bulgaria after naval drone strike

Reuters
Prospector 5
Accidents

Three bodies found after Borr Drilling rig sinks off Gabon

Reuters
The listing container vessel MSC Elsa 3 off the coast of Kerala, India. The ship sank on May 25, 2025, causing some of her cargo of plastic pellets to wash ashore with some reaching as far as Sri Lanka.
Accidents

Indian court allows renewed compensation talks following MSC Elsa 3 loss

Gareth Havelock
New Legend Pearl (later renamed Sigma Pearl) in 2017
Accidents

Bulk carrier runs aground following propulsion loss off India's Kakinada coast

Gareth Havelock
Bulgaria greece macedonia turkey map
Acts of War

Mystery sea drone strike hits container ship in Black Sea, crew safe

Reuters
A NOAA USV similar to the one involved in a Lake Erie collision with a recreational boat
Accidents

NTSB calls for national USV standards after Lake Erie collision involving NOAA research craft

Alan Bosworth
Illegal immigrants on boats are rescued by EUNAVFOR MED personnel as part of Operation Sophia, November 3, 2017. On that date, a total of 263 illegal immigrants on boats were rescued within Operation Sophia's area of responsibility in the Central Mediterranean.
Crime & Piracy

EU eyes granting Frontex sweeping new powers over illegal migration

Reuters
Port of Ras Tanura
Acts of War

Houthis claim strike on Saudi Arabia's biggest oil refinery

Reuters
Malaysia, Thailand, Singapore, Myanmar map
Crime & Piracy

FEATURE | How a ghost tanker and fake contracts sneaked Iranian jet fuel past sanctions to Myanmar

Reuters
UHL Freedom
Incidents

United Heavy Lift denies ship’s engine failure in North Sea incident

Alan Bosworth
The listing cargo ship Seahorse off the coast of Lebanon, October 25, 2026
Accidents

Seven crew rescued after jumping from listing cargo ship off Lebanon

Gareth Havelock
The sand dredger Vivo Arya, pictured under a former name
Accidents

All 19 crew rescued after sand dredger sinks off Malaysia

Alan Bosworth
UHL Freedom
Incidents

Three crew injured as heavy lift vessel loses propulsion in the North Sea

Alan Bosworth
Mein Schiff 3
Accidents

Cruise ship collides with two container vessels in Bremerhaven

Gareth Havelock
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